Brandon Kear

About Brandon Kear

Supply chain, transportation, and project management professional experienced in all…

Experience

1. N America Heavy Haul and Specialized Projects Manager

   Hitachi Energy

   May 2020 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Secure safe operation for heavy lift transportation by having qualified companies operating in the factories and at customer sites. • Oversee the heavy lift operation of the supply factories, take ownership at the port of loading, lead and manage the transport sequence to the destination.• Initiate and/or support implementation of strategic cost savings initiatives and risk mitigation projects • Coordinate and project manage cross-hub projects with support of local specialists• Address and escalate appropriately project activities not compliant with processes and procedures, and/or not meeting savings target.• Be the lead to trade and customs, enforce and drive PGTR imports SOP.• Ensure all operations are done with approved suppliers and as per strategy from the Global category team.• Regularly collect demand and ensure adequate level of supply or available supply capacity. • Work closely with other function to generate projects and bring value on quality, cash, lead time, material availability and costs. • Act as first level escalation for supplier issue resolution/hot topics including claims management. • Oversee transport tender management to support Sales and Global Project Operations. • Support supply factories in the day to day sourcing / operation, using market specific data• Bundle projects and volume to leverage on buying power and therewith reduce cost. • Centralize detailed pricing and distribution to the factories on tender costs and purchase order costs. • Supporting and consult the factories in cost control per project• Manage and embed cascaded initiatives, empowered to ensure the directions are always adhered to • Executes and implements new directions within the area of responsibility.• Operate with factory according to clear processes roles and responsibilities. Applies and implements PL standards, tools and processes in the area of responsibility

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain

  2004 — 2008

• Point Park University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International/Global Management

  2016 — 2018

• Institute of Project Management

  PMP, Project Management

  2018 — 2019